“…Indeed, an earlier meta-analysis using the same methods in 2018 reported an overall prevalence rate of FEDs symptoms in medical students to be 10.40% [ 21 ]. Moreover, medical students displayed higher prevalence rates of FEDs symptoms as compared to community samples across the globe [e.g., Canada ( N = 31,130, 50.9% female, risk of lifetime history of an eating disorder of 4.54%) [ 92 ], Spain ( N = 4334, 55.9% females, prevalence of population at risk for eating disorders of 2.2% for men and 15.3% for women) [ 93 ], Australia ( N = 3034, 67% female, prevalence of eating disorder behaviors of 6.4%) [ 94 ], London ( N = 1,698, 56.6% female, prevalence of reported disordered eating of 10%) [ 95 ], US ( N = 100 000, 50% female, annual prevalence of eating disorders occurring at age 21 years for males 7.4% and females 10.3%) [ 96 ], and six European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) ( N = 4139, 51.6% female, lifetime estimated prevalence of eating disorders 0.48–2.15%) [ 97 ]]. Over the past years, the student population is increasingly facing high amounts of stress leading to more prevalent mental health challenges.…”